Xavier Austin (2008)
David Jones-Roberts
Episodes: 4764 - 4768; 4776 -
Parents: Gina Austin
Occupation: Student
Xavier arrived in the bay at a beach party during the schoolies period, where he was seen to dealing drugs. It soon turned out that he was Tony's nephew and that he'd left home and not told his mum where he was going. He sooned formed an attraction with Ruby who decided he was the boy for her. Xavier was soon caught with drugs after leaving his jacket in the Gym where harlie found it. .
Rather than get the police involved Jack called Xaviers mum and sent him back home ending his brief relationship with a heartbroken Ruby.
It wasn't long before Xavier returned to the bay with his Mum Gina, this time for his cousin Jack's funeral. Ruby tried to make an effort with him but he didn't return the kindess and it was soon discovered that he already had a girlfriend called Freya whom his mum dissaproved of greatly.
Ruby persisted in her pursuit of Xavier and he soon decided that Ruby was the girl for him and left a message on Freya's answerphone ending his relationship with her. He and Ruby got drunk together sharing a bottle of champagne that was meant for the christening of Jack and Tony's boat. It wasn't long however before Freya came to town looking for Xavier and he was unable to resist her. He was coerced into selling drugs again from Freya at the school and though he did to start with, Freya increased the pressure and got hold of some 'uppers' but Xavier refused to sell them. She also caused tension between him and Hugo when she planted a kiss on his brither which Xavier saw.
He tried to stand his ground but Freya ended up planting the drugs on him anyway in the hope that he would sell them. He told Freya he had but,he'd actually given her his own money and he hid the drugs in his locker at school. Ruby found them and took them home to get rid of them but was caught by Charlie. Belle named Freya as the supplier and Ruby 'borrowed the money for rent' from Roman and gave the money to Freya on the understanding she would pay them off and leave the bay for good. Freya took the money and ran, leaving Xavier to be beaten up and then to realise that Ruby was right about her all along.
He then recruited Jai to help him win Ruby back with an email but Charlie was unconvinced and wouldn't let them see each other so Xavier went to Hugo for help. Sensing an opportunity to make peace, Hugo talked Charlie down but things between Xavier and his brother were soon tense again when their mum Gina broke her ankle and Brendan, their other brother came to stay. Though he initially tried to hide Brendan from his friends, Ruby and the others were supportive and helped him look after Brendan but his resentment towards Hugo built. With Hugo continually leaving him in charge of Brendan, Xavier snapped and took the opportunity to go to a party after Martha agreed to stay with Brendan.
Brendan freaked out though and ran off. Xavier managed to find him but Brendan freaked out at the sight of a blue car and shot a rock through the windscreen, causing Leah to crash and Roman to be injured. Scared, Xavier tried to cover for Brendan but when Gine returned to town for Tony's wedding, she sussed something was up and the secret came out. Luckily Roman refused to press charges but Hugo was furious to find that Xavier had left Brendan with Martha on the night in question.
Their relationship deteriorated further when an argument over a stick saw Hugo accidentally hurt Brendan. Xavier and Gina didn't believe Hugo that it was an accident but Hugo later had a heart to heart with both his brothers and as Brendan left the bay once more, the brothers were finally on good terms.